The Section VI postseason begins tonight with first round games, and the winners move on to participate in the pre-quarterfinal games played on Wednesday. Friday night is when the action really kicks up, as 32 quarterfinal games will decide which teams move on to Buffalo State and JCC for the semifinals.
Below I take a look at some of the best matchups we could potentially see in the pre-quarterfinals, quarterfinals, semifinals, and even the championship games. There's also my thoughts on the biggest favorite and the most competitive brackets, along with some winning streaks and predictions.
** Please note that many of the games below are based on my predictions of who will win in prior rounds
Top 10 Pre-Quarterfinal Games (Wednesday, 2/19)
10. City Honors @ Depew
9. Burgard @ Falconer/Frewsburg
8. Wilson vs. Emerson ** at Hutch-Tech
7. WNY Maritime @ Portville
6. Springville @ South Park
5. Starpoint @ Hamburg
4. West Seneca West @ Frontier
3. Grand Island @ Hutch-Tech
2. Riverside @ Lake Shore
1. Alden vs. Lafayette ** at City Honors
Top 13 Quarterfinal Games (Friday, 2/21)
13. MST Seneca @ Olmsted
12. Allegany-Limestone @ Holland
11. Portville @ Barker
10. Lackawanna @ Cleveland Hill
9. Lafayette @ Tonawanda
8. Hutch-Tech @ Williamsville South
7. Lancaster @ Clarence
6. Tapestry @ Silver Creek
5. Sweet Home @ North Tonawanda
4. Hamburg @ Iroquois
3. East Aurora @ Lew-Port
2. Williamsville East @ McKinley
1. Lockport @ Kenmore West
Most Exciting Potential Semifinals
5. Salamanca vs. Cleveland Hill
4. Lockport/Kenmore West vs. Jamestown
3. North Tonawanda vs. Williamsville South
2. McKinley vs. Iroquois
1. Clarence vs. Williamsville North
Most Exciting Potential Championship Games
5. Class C2 Final
4. Class A2 Final
3. Class A1 Final
2. Class AA Final
1. Olean vs. East in the crossover
Win Streaks heading into sectionals
Barker 18 games
I-Prep 12 games
Kenmore West 7 games
Sherman 6 games
Predictions
Class AA - Jamestown
Class A1 - McKinley
Class A2 - Amherst
Class B1 - Olean
Class B2 - East
Class C1 - Middle College
Class C2 - Randolph
Class D - Sherman
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Shocker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
upset alert I have Falls over North 2nd round and Ken West coming out of section AA
Posted by: buffs best | Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 02:35 PM
I can't wait to see olean vs east!!! Let's be honest, even with fredonia getting a #1 seed they are no match for olean. There is no class b team that will compete with olean and east except for olean and east. It will be the best sectional game since Niagara falls vs riverside.
Posted by: wny bball fan | Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 08:14 PM